- temperature
- temperaturemeaning ‘a high or abnormal temperature’ (as in Have you got a temperature?) is idiomatic in modern English but mostly confined to spoken forms.
Modern English usage. 2014.
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température — [ tɑ̃peratyr ] n. f. • 1562; « tempérament » 1538; lat. temperatura, de temperare 1 ♦ Degré de chaleur ou de froid de l atmosphère en un lieu, lié à la sensation éprouvée par le corps et qui peut être exprimée par le thermomètre. La température,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Temperature — Température Pour les articles homonymes, voir Température (homonymie). Comparaison des échelles de température : zéro absolu, fusion de la glace et ébullition de l eau dans les conditions de pression standard. Échelle °C °F K … Wikipédia en Français
Temperature — Tem per*a*ture, n. [F. temp[ e]rature, L. temperatura due measure, proportion, temper, temperament.] 1. Constitution; state; degree of any quality. [1913 Webster] The best composition and temperature is, to have openness in fame and opinion,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Temperature — «Temperature» Sencillo de Sean Paul del álbum The Trinity Formato Descarga Digital CD Single Grabación 2005 Género(s) Reggae Dancehall … Wikipedia Español
temperature A — (на шине) – температурный режим, показатель характеризующий способность шины противостоять температурным воздействиям, подразделяется на три категории А, В и С; А – наилучший. EdwART. Словарь автомобильного жаргона, 2009 … Автомобильный словарь
Temperature — This article is about the thermodynamic property. For other uses, see Temperature (disambiguation). A map of global long term monthly average surface air temperatures i … Wikipedia
Température — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Température (homonymie). Comparaison des échelles de température : zéro absolu, fusion de la glace et ébullition de l eau dans les conditions de pression standard. Échelle °C °F K Zéro abs … Wikipédia en Français
temperature — noun 1 how hot or cold sth is ADJECTIVE ▪ high, hot, warm ▪ Yesterday the town reached its highest ever February temperature. ▪ cold, cool, low … Collocations dictionary
temperature — tem|pe|ra|ture W2S2 [ˈtempərətʃə US ər] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: temperatura mixture , from temperare; TEMPER2] 1.) [U and C] a measure of how hot or cold a place or thing is temperature of ▪ The temperature of the water was just… … Dictionary of contemporary English
temperature — n. degree of heat or cold 1) to take smb. s temperature 2) a high; low; normal temperature 3) (smb. s) body temperature 4) room temperature (at room temperature) 5) a temperature drops, falls; goes down 6) a temperature goes up, rises 7) a… … Combinatory dictionary
temperature — /tem peuhr euh cheuhr, choor , preuh , peuhr cheuhr, choor /, n. 1. a measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance with reference to some standard value. The temperature of two systems is the same when the systems are in thermal… … Universalium
